StarCraft: Everyone wants the Queen

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Pandoshia forced himself not to turn around, his right hand still tightly gripping the revolver he hadn't had time to retract, just a second before that hand touched his collar.

Bang bang bang!

He fired three shots in quick succession, then retreated sharply to create distance, pulled a grenade from his waist and threw it at them.

Boom——

The entire 'tower' immediately trembled, and even Shen Qingqing and the others in the underground passage felt it.

Shen Qingqing touched the wall with her hand, carefully sensing the sounds that had just come from it.

He opened his eyes after a long while, and said expressionlessly, "Let's go, it's nothing serious."

It was indeed nothing serious. The overall structure of the 'tower' remained completely undamaged, and the powerful impact of the grenade only shook a small area.

Amidst the billowing smoke, Pandoshia forced herself to lift her head, enduring the discomfort in her lungs, and squinted to try and see what was happening next. However, she was dismayed to find that because of the grenade, there was now choking black smoke everywhere, making it impossible to see anything.

Just then, five hundred yuan appeared.

"Wang Wang Wang! Wang Wang!"

The barking of dogs amidst the billowing black smoke was like the most melodious heavenly music, deterring the pirates from their desire to retreat.

"My beloved dog!"

Pandoshia was overwhelmed by the thought of her beloved dog falling into the hands of the corrupted skeletons, the torture it was about to suffer, the possibility of it being eaten alive and skinned alive, and so on...

"I'll fight you to the death! Take this punch, you piece of dog shit!"

The captain used the sound to pinpoint the location of the five hundred coins, then swung his fist, the size of a sandbag, and slammed it hard into the skeleton's face.

He could clearly feel that the punch had knocked out the skeleton's teeth.

"You dare bully my beloved dog, you dare touch it, you piece of unwanted dog shit!!"

Punches landed precisely on the skeleton's face, neck, and body, as if trying to completely shatter him.

He landed more than a dozen punches in a row, each one landing with a visceral impact; there was no technique involved, just brute force.

The man and the dog worked together seamlessly until the thick smoke thinned and their figures gradually became visible.

With the final thud, Pandoshisha finally released the skeleton's fragile, soon-to-be-shattered neck, lifted the infected skeleton, and slammed it hard onto the solid ground, again and again.

Seeing a former colleague turn into a skeleton is a heartbreaking thing for anyone.

But they were pirates, and their ruthlessness far outweighed their pity.

Moreover, this also gave them a relief.

With Pandoshisa as the leader, the pirates stood behind her in a line, silently bowing their heads.

When the thick fog dissipated, only two emaciated, withered corpses remained on the spot, and another one had disappeared to who-knows-where.

"Captain, shall we continue?" a young pirate asked cautiously.

They had all witnessed the eeriness of the pyramid, and if they continued on this path, they feared they would encounter something even more terrifying than the skeleton soldiers.

Pandoshisha remained silent with her head down, motionless.

Just when all the pirates thought their captain would remain silent, Pandora suddenly raised her head, her green eyes flashing with madness and untamed spirit:

"My dear crew members, do you still remember the slogan you shouted when you stepped onto the deck of the Golden Ship?"

"For gold, for wealth, for freedom!"

As the captain finished speaking, the pirates pounded their left chests with their right fists and solemnly shouted the oath they had sworn upon boarding the Golden Ship:

"For the gold!"

"For wealth!"

"for freedom!"

The roar of the crowd drowned out the fear in their hearts, and under Pandoshisha's guidance, they continued toward gold, toward wealth, and toward freedom.

……

Da da da.

Footsteps echoed through the silent underground as Shen Qingqing walked ahead, holding a burning stick, followed by Omega and five pirates.

The further down you go, the higher the temperature and humidity become, creating a humid and stuffy environment. Even Shen Qingqing had beads of sweat on her face.

A strange fragrance wafted through the air from time to time, penetrating every nostril and pore of the skin, trying its best to attach itself to the bodies of outsiders.

Thump, thump, thump...

Omega felt her heartbeat getting faster and louder, as if it were struggling right next to her ear.

He swallowed hard, regretting following Pandoshisha into the pyramids.

Rumors about the hidden treasures of the pyramids circulated among the stars long ago, but many pirates who explored the area claimed that it was just a desolate desert and there was no such treasure at all.

So soon the rumors faded from view, only occasionally resurfacing once or twice when a few pirates were chatting idly.

Before he came, he advised Pandoshisha that there was no need to risk coming here for a so-called false rumor, but Pandoshisha did not believe him and even mocked him for being too guarded, saying that he had lost his mind from studying.

"Bullshit!" Omega cursed under his breath. Pandoshisha was the one who had fed his brain to the dogs.

How could a handsome guy like him, who is so charming and debonair and has captivated countless beautiful girls, be brainless?

Amidst his chaotic thoughts, he had fallen far behind the other six people. His feet seemed glued to the spot, unable to move, as he watched helplessly as the other six people drifted further and further away. His lips moved, but he couldn't utter a single word.

His thoughts seemed to freeze. It took Omega almost five seconds to react. By then, his body was standing still, out of control. Every command from his brain was being received with great difficulty, and his body was also struggling to stay under control.

"What... happened to me...?"

The images transmitted from the blue eyes to the brain through the retina became increasingly blurry. The brain, like rusty gears rubbing against each other, made a creaking and sore sound, but could no longer issue commands to control the body.

Just when he thought he was going to stay in this godforsaken place forever, he was suddenly kicked in the back. Then, as if some kind of barrier had been broken, his limbs quickly returned to their original state.

Seeing Omega Tan lying on the ground trying to sit up, Shen Qingqing reached out to signal one of the pirates to stop. The pirate was about to kick again, still holding his high leg up.

"What's going on!" Omega, who was sitting on the ground, was kicked before he could react. He was rubbing his butt and wincing as he gasped for breath.

"It was Miss Qingqing who saved you." The pirate who had just kicked Omega's butt spoke up, but didn't mention a word about his role in kicking him.

"You suddenly stopped standing here, and your body was making a sound like a puppet's joints twisting. Miss Qingqing reacted quickly and helped you," added Sanqianwu, who always wore a tattered hat. He was considered one of the more educated people on the Golden Ship.

Sanqianwu took off his tattered hat and placed it in front of him, then bowed respectfully: "Thank you for your kindness and generosity, Miss."